Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Mali

Mali: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 0.268 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.268 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 35.6%
World rank
185th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.636 per 1,000 people
in 2004
All-time low
0.164 per 1,000 people
in 2007
Years of data
10
2004–2023

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Mali, 2004–2023

0.20.30.40.50.62004201320232004: 0.636 per 1,000 people2007: 0.164 per 1,000 people2009: 0.419 per 1,000 people2010: 0.421 per 1,000 people2011: 0.346 per 1,000 people2012: 0.355 per 1,000 people2016: 0.387 per 1,000 people2018: 0.411 per 1,000 people2022: 0.416 per 1,000 people2023: 0.268 per 1,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Mali recorded 0.268 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2023.

The figure is down 35.6% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Mali peaked at 0.636 per 1,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.164 per 1,000 people, in 2007.

Mali ranks 185th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4063 per 1,000 people 0.164 per 1,000 people 0.636 per 1,000 people 3
2010s 0.384 per 1,000 people 0.346 per 1,000 people 0.421 per 1,000 people 5
2020s 0.342 per 1,000 people 0.268 per 1,000 people 0.416 per 1,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 182 Guinea 0.421 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 182 Niger 0.421 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 184 Madagascar 0.281 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 186 Myanmar 0.205 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 187 Djibouti 0.194 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 188 Chad 0.167 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Mali?
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Mali was 0.268 per 1,000 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 0.636 per 1,000 people in 2004.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 0.164 per 1,000 people in 2007.
How does Mali rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Mali ranks 185th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
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